[ltp] Bluetooth at ThinkPad Edge E120

[Zaki Akhmad]

On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 3:28 AM, Matt Jenny <jeni.matsuto@gmail.com> wrote:

> try sudo lsusb and see if it is listed, if it is, then try and find a way to
> use it, i don't have the first clue about KDE. If not, check your BIOS and
> see if there is an option to enable it, on my X201s there is no option to
> disable bluetooth, it looks to be the standard bluetooth daughtercard, that
> is quite compatible, so its should work out-of-box on any recent kernel.

Here's my lsusb result. Does it mean the bluetooth is available?

#lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 04f2:b2b9 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 045e:0737 Microsoft Corp.

I couldn't find the bluetooth setting at BIOS but on the laptop
brochure it is stated that there's bluetooth.

> On a minerly off topic rant, why would lenovo remove so many indicator LEDs,
> I can't find a logical reason, and they look like a downgrade, and annoying,
> like in this situation having a bluetooth indicator would be an easy way to
> see if it is working or not. I have been using ThinkPads since my 770ED in
> 1997, the indicators and the trackpoint have been why I stayed with IBM and
> then Lenovo, and the reason I plan on staying with my X201s as long as I can
> is because I don't think I could deal with three indicators (just three if
> memory serves), maybe someone who had my opinion going in could give me
> their impressions of the new configuration, because I am unsure of what
> laptop I will get when mine bites the dust or gets too slow for my uses
> (which is what usually happens).

Yes, I also prefer the old one, although I'm using only low end thinkpad type.

-- 
Zaki Akhmad